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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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